Dwelling in the Sky and the Clouds: Place and “Non-Place” of Philosophical Knowledge in Aristophanes and Plato
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2023.
Sujet(s) : Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : The “ethereal” location of philosophical knowledge is a commonplace, most famously expressed in Aristophanes’ Clouds. An analysis of the meanings and images associated with this symbolical place sheds light on the debates that accompanied the development of this knowledge and the reasons that may have led an author like Plato to turn the caricature of the philosopher “with his feet on the air” to his advantage.
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The “ethereal” location of philosophical knowledge is a commonplace, most famously expressed in Aristophanes’ Clouds. An analysis of the meanings and images associated with this symbolical place sheds light on the debates that accompanied the development of this knowledge and the reasons that may have led an author like Plato to turn the caricature of the philosopher “with his feet on the air” to his advantage.
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